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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

No. 411,361. Patented Sept. 17, 18891 WITNESSES: INVENTOR ATTORNEYS NPETERS. Pholo-lilhngmphur. Washing tttttt C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ X. WAGNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 411,361, datedSeptember 17, 1889. Application filed September 27, 1888. Serial No.286,491- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ X. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement applicable to type-writingmachines, as set forth in the following specification and claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation, partly in section, of a type-bar and adjacent parts. Fig.

2 is an end elevation of part of a type-bar. Fig. 3 is a View similar toFig. 1, showing parts in a different position to that shown in Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing parts in a differentposition to that shown in Fig. 3.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a key movable about the pivot orjoint B. A connectionrod O connects the key A to the type-bar D. Thetype-bar has a cam-slot E, which is engaged by a pivot F, fixed to asuitable part of the machine. A link G is jointed at H to the machine orframe and at I to the type-bar. WVhen the key A is actuated, so as tomove the connection 0 in the direction of the arrow shown thereon inFig. 1, the type-bar D is moved from the position shown in Fig. 1 to theposition shown in Fig. 3, said type-bar passing out of contact with theinkingdevice K. The motion of the key A being continued, the type-bar isbrought to the position shown in. Fig. 4, so as to produce an impressionon a sheet on the platen or printing-roller L. The link G and pivot Fcause the type-bar to strike the platen along the printing line, as seenin Fig. 4.

M is a guide, the forked end of which (see Fig. 2) receives the type-baron its upward motion, so that the type will strike on the printing-line.hen the key A is released, the type-bar comes back into contact with theinking device, as seen in Fig. 1. The inking device maybe a suitablepad, to which ink is applied from a fountain, as known to the printingtrade.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that when the key isdepressed the typebar is caused to swing back before it rises, so thatthe face of the type does not sweep over the ink-pad, for if thetype-bar should be raised while the face of the type is in contact withthe ink-pad the type would fill with ink and produce a blur.

The link G is shown provided with a stop N, which, as seen in Fig. 1,prevents the link from falling or sinking to such an extent that thetype-barD would be drawn out .of contact with the inking device K.

The inking device, as shown in the drawings, has the pad 0 on theoutside of the fountain, the ink being fed to said pad from anink-supply within said fountain. Byhaving the pad 0 outside of thefountain, as shown, the pad is in a position where it is readilyaccessible to the type-bar.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the key A, of a type-bar having a cam-slot Enear its butt end, a pivot F, engaging said cam-slot, a link G, jointedto a fixed part of the machine and to the type-bar, a connection-rod 0between the key and type-bar, and an inking device K, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with the key A, of a type-bar having a cam-slot Enear its buttend, a pivot F, engaging said cam-slot, a link G, jointedto a fixed part of the machine and to the type-bar, a connection-rod 0between the key and type-bar, a guide M for the typebar, and an inkingdevice K, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the key A, of a type-bar having a cam-slot Enear its buttend, a pivot F, engaging said cam-slot, a link G, jointedto a fixed part of the machine and to the type-bar and having a stop N,a 0011- nection-rod 0 between the key and type-bar, and an inking deviceK, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANZ X. \VAGNER. [L s.] Witnesses:

W. O. IIAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

